Big Bumpin'

Price = $ 2 -5.00

Players = 1-4

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S EXPLANATION/BOX ART? (8/10)

The cover shows the king in a bumper car VS a weird turkey chicken. But, it shows that this is going to be a bumper car game.

The first sentence on the back of this box is, "Forget about Skill." Well that just makes me instantly not want to play this at all. But! I have to.

The four images display the 4 different types of games you'll get to not be skillful at.

HOW IS THE GAME PLAY? (1/10)

It was right. This game is designed horribly. Half the time the game doesn't answer your control inputs and your going the wrong way and getting knocked around the stage uncontrollably because the computer is so good at the game.

I can't really compare this to anything but those bad party game in games. Where you just hope that you are the last one standing.

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S GENRE? (1/10)

It doesn't.

THE 'GAME OVER' ALL? (33%)

I think that the idea for this game is hilarious. Random characters from the Burger king world playing it out in the Bumper car world. And the game only cost like 5 bucks if you bought a whopper back in the day, so there really isn't much to expect from something like this.

If you are really bored and want to be frustrated pick this up from a store for a couple bucks and try to get that 200 achievements.

arbitrary credit for gore and nudity = 0

-Felix "the Brett" Prescott

Battle Fantasia

Price = $ 10.00

Players = 1-2

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S EXPLANATION/BOX ART? (6/10)

FIGHTER SPLASH ART! This is another 2D fighter from the makers of Guilty Gear.

The back of the box is kind of confusing because it's one of those, 'we put different languages all over the box underneath the english. The text format the decided to use clashes with the color of the box. It's not a pretty but it does tell you what's going on if you squint your eyes to read it.

12 characters with 12 different story lines!

HOW IS THE GAME PLAY? (9/10)

Again, jumping directly into a fighting game can be very difficult if you aren't good at quarter roles and guessing the usual ways moves are pulled off. So if you haven't ever played a fighter before, always go into training mode before you start the game.

Battle Fantasia plays very well. It's fluent style mixed with it's interesting art style is really a sight to see.

They changed up the usual form of the life bar in this one though. It's still there so you can see how much life you have, but they have incorporated the RPG element of hit points. Where if you hit someone you see how much damage you are actually doing. Which is pretty awesome when you want to know which moves are your stronger allies.

But, beating the boss of this game and learning the curves of counters is a little bit difficult to grasp.

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S GENRE? (10/10)

If you are a lover of fighting games this is an excellent buy. It's not very expensive, doesn't have much online play anymore, and it's a little on the rare side of the market, but it fits the 2D fighting game world to the T.

THE 'GAME OVER' ALL? (83%)

I haven't sat down and beat all the story lines yet, because the final boss of this game is a destruction monster. But, so far every bit of the game i've played i have enjoyed. I love the characters and how the story progresses.

If you haven't ever got into fighting games and think you'd like to. This is a good place to start since it's a low cost and it's easy to learn. (other than the counters, you'll need to hit up training mode to get those down)

arbitrary credit for gore and nudity = .05

(The usual boob jiggle of fighting games)

-Felix "the Brett" Prescott

Attack of the 3-D movies

Price = $ 20.00

Players = 1-4

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S EXPLANATION/BOX ART? (5/10)

This 3-D cover explodes with all the things that you would have been excited for ten years ago. Skeletons, sharks, giant bugs, and GUNS splatter this zooming cover. But, what is this exactly?

Well apparently you are the only hero that can save the world when the movies come to alive and start attacking the world.

Now the back of the box does explain that it is a shooter and you'll have survive/survive/survive, but if you have an untrained eye to in game play pictures you might not see that this game is a Rail Arcade Shooter.

P.S. Did i mention you get to wear 3-D glasses if you'd like?

HOW IS THE GAME PLAY? (4/10)

Well at first this game seems really lame and honestly it is. It doesn't really give anything new to the arcade rail Shooter world. (Rail shooter means you DO NOT control your character) The graphics are pretty bad, the worlds don't look that great for this generation, and some of the ways the enemies attack are impossible to stop unless you are playing multiplayer. (Which i doubt really helps that much)

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S GENRE? (3/10)

Rail shooters are generally meant for arcade play. There are some great ones out there. (Time Crisis, House of the Dead) This one isn't in the top shop for your library. It does have some pretty quick achievements if you are going for some quick score, but other than that it's not good at all.

THE 'GAME OVER' ALL? (40%)

As far as i know there is no light gun for the 360 as of yet. Probably because Rail shooters like this one are pretty dead in the water. No one really wants to play arcade style games like this anymore unless you have a gun. The reticle moves horribly across the screen causing you to miss half of your shots, and makes you annoyed more then happy.

I give this game a little bit of a leaning score due to it is the only rail shooter i have seen on the system. And when playing it multiplayer is was a little bit better. But, that was probably because conversation while playing this bad game was fun.

arbitrary credit for gore and nudity = 0

-Felix "the Brett" Prescott

BlazBlue Calamity Trigger

Price = $ 25.00

Players = 1-2

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S EXPLANATION/BOX ART? (8/10)

The cover of the game is an obvious fighting game. It's got the splash art work of the characters as normal, but if you aren't aware of what fighters generally look like. It could appear as anything to you.

When you turn the game over and check out the back information, it explains everything pretty well. You will experience 'Fantastic story' lines. Strange that they may be. This game is very japanese and if you aren't used to the humor from across seas you may be extremely annoyed with the goofy-ness of this game.

HOW IS THE GAME PLAY? (10/10)

The game plays amazingly well. It's a lot to learn at first since this game is made by the team that brought us Guilty Gear. Which means a lot of combos and moves.

Unlike the classic 2d fighters where most the characters only had about 4-6 special moves. BlazBlue is infected with crazy moves for you to learn.

It's play mechanics are quick and it flows nicely.

HOW DOES THE GAME LIVE UP TO IT'S GENRE? (10/10)

If you enjoy games like Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters this is a game for your library. It has great replay value, great multiplayer, and the online runs superbly. (If you are any good)

THE 'GAME OVER' ALL? (93%)

Like I said, if you are a fighter game kind of person this game is perfect for you. And! there is already a sequel and a lot of downloadable content for you if you really get into it.

Also, if you love that crazy Anime style comedy from Japan the story mode of this game is very bizarre and hilarious.

arbitrary credit for gore and nudity = 1

(bouncing boobies and panty shots.)

-Felix "the Brett" Prescott